Category: adulting

I just stood in line 20 minutes for a cheap red plastic cup. It was free. It has a major corporate logo on the side, and if I use it after 2pm between now and January 7, 2019, I will receive fifty cents off every $5 "Holiday" drink. If you are in the know, you… Continue reading Creeping of Christmas→

My blog is two years old! It's amazing to think about where I was two years ago, when I started this blog as an outlet and break up of time, to where I am today. Two years ago I was snuggling newborn baby H and deep into that newborn bliss. I can say without hesitation… Continue reading Struggles of the Student Mom→

So- a million years ago I was a single girl living in NYC. I was sitting on the front porch of the house I lived in, surrounded by various airline roommates and I remember one male and I talking about style. I bemoaned my lack of personal style and he was very insistent that any clothing decision… Continue reading style→

HGTV's "House Hunters" shows a perfectly packaged trio of homes for a potential buyer to purchase. The home buyer and their agent tour the properties and complain about wallpaper or the price or the location but generally speaking all homes shown are plausible future addresses for the buyer. When it came out this show is mostly… Continue reading house hunter’s fallacy→

It's becoming another mad spring. We've decided to put our home up on the market, and once it sells we are moving to New Jersey. I now spend all the time I used to devote to scrolling social media to scrolling Zillow. Who knew Zillow was so addicting? Seeing homes go on the market, drop… Continue reading real estate games→

At Age 34. With 3 Kids. And a Husband and a Dog and a (part-time) job. OR: The Story of My Last Few Months as a Student Joining the ranks of the “going back to school” crowd was something I never expected to do. I used to roll my eyes at classes over the age… Continue reading How to get an A in Chemistry→

It's that time of the year. Another transition, and just like that, summer is over. We had a great summer but I love this time of year. I dropped E off for his first day of second grade, the air is cooler, the mosquitos population markedly less (thank goodness!) and fall really is here. I… Continue reading fall updates→

This time of year is full of birthday parties. And, like the Christmas shopping season, I find my anxiety rising and the thought of picking out a present. It's not that I don't want to give something thoughtful and nice; it's I'm terrible at it. There are some consumers who excel at buying gifts. I've… Continue reading the gift of gifting→

This weekend I took three kids to a county farm 50 minutes away and rocked it. I mean, I really did. It was easy, even. All by myself I navigated and educated and culture-ated the kids. I strapped two babies onto me, and my six-year-old walked along with me and we took in the baby… Continue reading earning the stripes→